Patrick “Tara” Pearsall (Canada)

Patrick Pearsall, a convicted male sex offender who identifies as a woman named Tara (which is his ex-wife’s first name), was recently convicted of sexually assaulting two pregnant women under the guise of a vaginal exam. Both women were homeless at the time of their respective assaults and believed Pearsall had medical training. He was convicted after only four hours of deliberations. He is also facing a separate allegation that “he repeatedly raped a 19-year-old girl – who has the mental capacity of a 12-year-old – in the summer of 2015” and has other prior convictions for violent crimes against other vulnerable women.

Pearsall has also been approved for “sex-changing surgery,” and may be enabled to delay the psychiatric assessment sought by Crown attorney Jonathan Smith, in order to undergo said surgery. The psychiatric assessment is the first step in determining “whether Pearsall should be declared a dangerous offender and possibly locked up indefinitely.”

The safety and protection of women and girls from violent sexual predators like Patrick Pearsall should not come second to his “gender identity” or any “sex-changing surgery.”